Rural business services showcase June 20 in Carp
CARP – Learn what the City of Ottawa’s rural business services can do for your West Carleton business during a June 20 workshop led by Ward 5 business owners.
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WC firefighters host breaky all weekend
WEST CARLETON – It was back-to-back firefighter breakfasts in West Carleton last weekend as both Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) Stations 84 and 66’s volunteers put down the fire hoses and picked up the spatula, flipping pancakes for the community.
Read moreFruit, vegetable growers on board with National Food Security Strategy
OTTAWA – The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) welcomes the release of Canada’s first National Food Security Strategy.
Read moreProtestors descend on Parliament Hill to oppose Alto train
OTTAWA — Protesters descended on Parliament Hill Wednesday (June 10) and chanted “No Alto,” as they marched past the Prime Minister’s Office emphatically register their opposition to the Alto high-speed rail project.
Read moreKelly seeks answers on long range planing for rural road
CITY HALL – At the June 11, Ottawa council meeting, West Carleton-March Coun. Clarke Kelly discusses the city’s Long Range Financial Plan (LRFP) with city staff, and looked for answers on what the LRFP will mean for the funding and long-term condition of roads in rural Ottawa.
Read moreNFU: Condemns destruction of AAFC organic research fields
NFU: Condemns destruction of AAFC organic research fields
Read moreCarp Farmers’ Market turns 36 June 13
CARP – Happy birthday to the Carp Farmers’ Market.
Read morePakenham hosting 114th eastern Ontario firefighter games
PAKENHAM – The Eastern Ontario Firefighter Association (EOFA) is hosting the 114th Eastern Ontario Firefighter Games on Saturday, June 20 in Pakenham.
Read moreTransit briefs: OC Transpo reliability action items, Public safety strategy, Bus fleet plan
CITY HALL – The Transit committee received an update on how the action items in the Customer-First Action Plan will increase transit reliability, including planning and scheduling improvements; the bus fleet plan; and an integrated workforce strategy.
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WCDR holds WC wildfire exercise
CARP – Saturday’s (June 6) Operation Burnt Lands was a test of communications protocols and responding under pressure.
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